Mark 15:46-47
Context15:46 After Joseph 1 bought a linen cloth 2 and took down the body, he wrapped it in the linen and placed it in a tomb cut out of the rock. 3 Then 4 he rolled a stone across the entrance 5 of the tomb. 15:47 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where the body 6 was placed.
1 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Joseph of Arimathea) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn The term σινδών (sindwn) can refer to a linen cloth used either for clothing or for burial.
3 tn That is, cut or carved into an outcropping of natural rock, resulting in a cave-like structure (see L&N 19.25).
4 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
5 tn Or “to the door,” “against the door.”
6 tn Grk “it”; the referent (Jesus’ body) has been specified in the translation for clarity.